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| Afghanistan |
| Bomb attack plot uncovered in Jalalabad |
| 2016-01-12 |
| A coordinated suicide attack has been foiled by the Afghan national security forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Monday. A statement by NDS said a group of six heavily armed insurgents including 2 suicide bombers were arrested by the Afghan intelligence operatives before they execute the coordinated attack. The statement further added that the group was looking to carry out the attack in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province. The militants belong to the Taliban militant group, NDS said, adding that the Afghan intelligence operatives also seized 2 suicide bombing vests along with two Improvised Explosive Device (IED). According to NDS, the detained individuals have been identified as Munsifullah who was appointed to carry out the suicide attack together with Noor-ul-Haq. The other militants were identified as Mansoor-ur-Rehman, Pacha Gul, and Ibrahim, NDS added. The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the detention of the group’s suicide bombers and militants which comes amid rampant insurgency activities by the militant group across the country. |
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